Belt game 248 · December 23, 1926
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Cougars 3–2 (OT) on the road to start reign 118 of the NHL belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Detroit Cougars had held it since December 16, 1926, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 9 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Ottawa Senators (1917) on January 1, 1927.
118Reign number
28Team's reign
1Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Detroit Cougars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Oatman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Fredrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Foyston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clem Loughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Halderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hobie Kitchen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hap Holmes | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Morenz | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aurel Joliat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Gagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Lepine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gizzy Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Hainsworth | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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